The OFFICIAL 2013 Formula 1 thread!

[mcr_driver]

Hopefully if he can do well, I would like to see him take the driver's championship but not likely given how well Vettel is doing. He will definitely finish top three ahead of Hamilton and perhaps Alonso. But if he were that would definitely entice more investor money to Lotus giving them a better budget for next year.

[GillesBigCowboy]

How hard would it be for pirelli to choose compounds to favor a certain chassis?

[Roysneon]

How hard would it be for pirelli to choose compounds to favor a certain chassis?

Likely be easier than it would be for teams to adjust the cars to suit the tires.

[Roysneon]

It keeps seeming more and more realistic that Kimi could end up on RBR. I don't like that idea for anyone, unless they can field two #1 drivers. It's been proven that neither one would care about team orders when it comes to winning, though.

[quickervicar]

I'm still not sure why it would take any more effort to field Seb and Kimi than it does Seb and Mark. Sure, they'd have to make TWO trick front wings for Silverstone, but in the grand scheme of things is it really that different? Maybe I'm missing something

[unevolved]

Team orders. No more "get both cars out in front then Mark, you follow Seb around at a leisurely pace for the duration." They'd both be duking it out the entire time.

[Roysneon]

So where do you guys go for your F1/racing specific news? I need something better to do in my down time at work besides troll r3v.

[z31maniac]

Autosport and Crash.net are decent.

scarbsF1 is fantastic.

ESPN has a pretty good F1 section too on their web site.

[mcr_driver]

Mostly read the espn F1 section myself, So it's down to Kimi and Riccardo for Webbers seat. Thoughts?

Also thoughts on GP this weekend?

[markd248]

I really think Kimi is staying at Lotus. He has a good thing going and the car is getting quicker and quicker. It's race pace is amazing and seems to be the fastest car out there so long as its hotter out.

The only real allure to Red Bull would be their qualifying speed and their development money. The major downside is being car #2 at RBR.

[YAN-3]

Just watched the NBC feed. Race was blah I thought. Wanted more action at the end

[E-Thirty]

Anyone catch Vettel during the post race interview at the podium? Where he mentioned the door closing action from Raikkonen during the final laps and that Raikkonen just laughed about it when he addressed it. Priceless.

[Hick]

"KR: Yeah, I mean I knew it was going to be a bit tight but I felt that the tyres were good still in the last ten laps. So maybe last two laps they drop off quite badly but I didn’t really have any doubts that I couldn’t keep him behind."

Kimi won't work at IRBR. Vettel trying to claim he was run off and his frustrations (shown in his driving behavior) shows just how he works under pressure. I hope the rest of the season runs Vettel to his limits like this race.

The penalty for RoGro was uncalled for and ruined his chances at the win.

[naplesE30]

^Spot on....... I thought RG drove a hell of a race....pitty

I think the merc is ok on tyres in clear air but a pig in traffic. Had Vettel got to the first corner in front he would have won by 20sec and I think he knows it.....he had a typical race for any other driver who starts from the sec row back... released and stuck in traffic etc.... however he still managed to increase his WC lead amazing. Somehow he always gets a good result other than when he retires. Modern day Alan Prost/Schumacher combo.


Who didnt want to see weber catch vettel with a lap to go....damn

Paging Ferarri: Are you there Ferarri?

[E-Thirty]

Thoughts? I for one kind of like it, but I was never a fan of the current v8 sound.